Shot sleds shipping without working shot.

Devilmanak · Dec 18, 2018

Saw a bulletin today. BRP has run out of ultracapacitors or whatever they call them, and to "avoid shipping delays" are shipping the Shot sleds without them. Dealers are supposed to open warranty claims to get the parts when they are available.
I was curious, can you ride the sleds using the recoil without the capacitor/shot system working? The bulletin really said nothing about being able to deliver the sleds as-is?
Dealer is SO pissed, between Polaris delivery problems and Doo delivery issues/this. His last load had ONE pullstart sled on it (mine), the rest were SHOT.

donbrown · Dec 18, 2018

Devilmanak said:
Saw a bulletin today. BRP has run out of ultracapacitors or whatever they call them, and to "avoid shipping delays" are shipping the Shot sleds without them. Dealers are supposed to open warranty claims to get the parts when they are available.
I was curious, can you ride the sleds using the recoil without the capacitor/shot system working? The bulletin really said nothing about being able to deliver the sleds as-is?
Dealer is SO pissed, between Polaris delivery problems and Doo delivery issues/this. His last load had ONE pullstart sled on it (mine), the rest were SHOT.

I suspect they turned off SHOT until it is physically installed

mtnxtreme1 · Dec 19, 2018

picked mine up Saturday and shot works woohoo :face-icon-small-hap

Blk88GT · Dec 19, 2018

Apparently they don't put that SHOT on everything!

carden260 · Dec 19, 2018

SO my 2019 Summit 850 had shot working for 3 rides then **** to bed. Took it to dealer and SKi-doo has no idea on replacement availability. 80% failure rate on 2019 due to capacitor manufacture faulty parts. So no I have a $650 option I will not be able to use probably for most of the winter. Its great, I have owned this sled for a week now. UGH pisses me off.

donbrown · Dec 19, 2018

carden260 said:
SO my 2019 Summit 850 had shot working for 3 rides then **** to bed. Took it to dealer and SKi-doo has no idea on replacement availability. 80% failure rate on 2019 due to capacitor manufacture faulty parts. So no I have a $650 option I will not be able to use probably for most of the winter. Its great, I have owned this sled for a week now. UGH pisses me off.

Maybe you could pull the capacitor and find your own replacement?

motox54 · Dec 19, 2018

I understand you are upset but at least you can ride the sled!

carden260 · Dec 19, 2018

motox54 said:
I understand you are upset but at least you can ride the sled!

yea that is correct, but after the phone call with SKIDOO about all I got was an oh well we are sorry, made me feel like saying oh well I am sorry my check bounced for your sled. LOL.. 3 rides I am impressed so far

skidoordr · Dec 20, 2018

Yeah I bought a holdover 18 and my shot didn't work from the get go. totally bummed that I found out from the dealer that mine needs a capacitor like the rest of the 2019's. But at least I can still ride the sled. But Skidoo should do something for their consumers

cubby · Dec 20, 2018

I get where you guys are coming from, but it could be worse, check out the Polaris section where there sleds are locking up from bad bearings after less then 5 miles.

donbrown · Dec 20, 2018

cubby said:
I get where you guys are coming from, but it could be worse, check out the Polaris section where there sleds are locking up from bad bearings after less then 5 miles.

Wow that sucks:face-icon-small-sad

Rick E · Dec 21, 2018

It is highly doubtful that any manufacturer would purposely build short supplies and/or bad components into their yearly sales plan!
While some people may be upset at this, it is simply a mistake!

Now....... that said..... it would be nice is Bombardier would offer form of compensation for the inconvenience.

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ziggity · Dec 21, 2018

Mine worked fine our first ride, Id say my buddys worked maybe 5 times and that was it

Devilmanak · Dec 21, 2018

Rick E said:
It is highly doubtful that any manufacturer would purposely build short supplies and/or bad components into their yearly sales plan!
While some people may be upset at this, it is simply a mistake!

Now....... that said..... it would be nice is Bombardier would offer form of compensation for the inconvenience.

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Poo and Doo have been making a lot of "mistakes" this year. When I list a part on Ebay, I make sure that I have it ready to ship. When I tell someone that they will have their part, they will have it. I don't overextend myself to try to make more money. BRP makes friggin planes for satan's sake, they sourced the part as cheap as possible and are now paying for it. (Their customers are paying for it.) Just like Polaris has been doing for years, you get what you pay for.

Mafesto · Dec 22, 2018

This one's easy.
They should simply reimburse customers the price of adding the SHOT. Then customer can pay that amount once the part comes in if they still want it.

Ox · Dec 22, 2018

Devilmanak said:
Poo and Doo have been making a lot of "mistakes" this year. When I list a part on Ebay, I make sure that I have it ready to ship. When I tell someone that they will have their part, they will have it. I don't overextend myself to try to make more money. BRP makes friggin planes for satan's sake, they sourced the part as cheap as possible and are now paying for it. (Their customers are paying for it.) Just like Polaris has been doing for years, you get what you pay for.

Not the same company anymore.

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Blu Du · Dec 22, 2018

dealer told me this is why I haven't got my sled yet until the parts come In. its supposedly on a semi headed my way with the updated parts already installed

kanedog · Dec 22, 2018

Ox said:
Not the same company anymore.

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It’s not like they are enemies and can’t pick up the phone to ask and share info. Well, I wouldn’t be sharing any g4 hot tips with the plane factory tho. I hate when people say it’s not the same company.

teeroy · Dec 23, 2018

kanedog said:
It’s not like they are enemies and can’t pick up the phone to ask and share info. Well, I wouldn’t be sharing any g4 hot tips with the plane factory tho. I hate when people say it’s not the same company.

well, they aren't lying to you. other than both bearing the family name, they have nothing to do with each other. what would they have to call each other about?

kanedog · Dec 23, 2018

The Bombardier planes transport millions of people without falling out of the sky. The Bombardier public transport(skytrain, subways)carries hundreds of millions of people without breaking down.
The sleds can’t make it more than 200kms without breaking down.
A simple call for help would go something like this-“Hi, this is Dominic Tessier, head engineer over at Brp, sled division. This g4 sled is a complete pos. We are presently shipping them incomplete, late and they are constantly down for repairs. We stick it to the customers by denying warranty to boost shareholder profits but I can’t hide this much longer. It’s been three years in a row now and we can’t figure this out. We went from #1 in sales to #3 and I am about to lose my job. Can you come over and tell me what I am doing wrong?”

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